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Thin Film Solar Technology Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2011 to 2017

Wintergreen Research
September 27, 2011
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WinterGreen Research announces that it has a new study on Thin Film Solar Panel and System Market Shares and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2011-2017. The 2011 study has 496 pages, 189 tables and figures. Thin film solar energy units are evolving vacuum based solid state technology.

WinterGreen Research announces that it has a new study on Thin Film Solar Panel and System Market Shares and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2011-2017. The 2011 study has 496 pages, 189 tables and figures. Thin film solar energy units are evolving vacuum based solid state technology.

The need to reduce reliance on coal and fossil fuels is intuitive. The science agrees -- climate change is a reality. Citizens want to do something about climate change. Countries wish to not have dependence on foreign suppliers.

The need to reduce reliance on coal and fossil fuels is intuitive. The science agrees -- climate change is a reality. Citizens want to do something about climate change. Countries wish to not have dependence on foreign suppliers.

Thin film solar panel and systems market segments include CadTel. CadTel is attracting more attention than CIGS thin film. Thin film silicon solar cells use significantly less silicon, about 1/100th the thickness of the normal silicon layer. The thin film silicon solar cells production process is far shorter than that for crystalline silicon solar cells. Therefore thin film silicon solar cells are expected to greatly expand the potential of solar energy.

Those price declines are healthy for the overall industry. Solar markets need price parity with petroleum based energy sources. The process of separating the strong players from weaker ones is ongoing. U.S. solar wafer maker Evergreen Solar did not make the grade. Those countries that invest in the technology are going to be the ones that achieve significant market advantage.

Growth of solar markets will depend on continued investment in energy infrastructure by governments. When you think about it, there is no better investment government can make than in achieving development of low cost, reliable solar energy. This availability of low cost energy is what makes an economy hum. Some governments are sure to recognize these issues and make the investment, others will not.

Markets at $2.9 billion in 2010 are set to grow to $44 billion by 2017, with the total solar energy market reaching $ 1 trillion sometime in the middle of 2021.

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THIN FILM SOLAR PANELS AND SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Thin Film Solar Market Driving Forces

Thin Film Solar Market Shares

Thin Film Solar Market Forecasts

1. THIN FILM SOLAR TECHNOLOGY MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS

1.1 Sun Is The Earth's Most Abundant And Primary Source Of Energy

1.1.1 Solar Energy

1.2 Tackling Climate Change

1.3 Power From the Sun

1.3.1 PV Industry

1.4 Solar Energy From the Sun

1.4.1 The Solar Solution

1.4.2 Solar Industry Key Drivers

1.4.3 Government Incentives for Solar Power:

1.4.4 Solar Energy Benefits

1.4.5 Research Initiatives

1.4.6 Thin Film Material Layers

1.5 Photovoltaic Conversion Of Sun Light

1.5.1 Solar Panel Orientation

1.6 Thin Film Solar Materials

1.7 Sunlight Intensity in Various Regions

1.7.1 Average Solar Irradiance

1.7.2 Global Solar Resources for PV Photovoltaic and CSP Technologies

1.7.3 Sunshine Index

1.7.4 Economics of PV

1.8 Solar Technology

1.8.1 Cost-Competitive Solar

1.8.2 Thin-Film Solar

1.9 U.S. Building Construction Industry

1.10 Silicon Panels Harvest More Energy

1.10.1 Solar Real Estate

1.11 Smart Electric Grid Overhaul: Utility

1.11.1 IBM Smart Grid

1.11.2 U.S. Electric Grid Needs Major Overhaul: Utility

1.11.3 Flexible Solar Cells With Silicon Wires

1.12 Parts Of The Solar Cell Manufacturing Process

1.12.1 Solar Cell Plants

1.12.2 Module Assembly Plants

1.12.3 Systems Assembly

1.13 Greenhouse Gases

1.14 Productionizing Technologies

1.15 Era Of Cheap Energy

1.15.1 Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide

1.15.2 Population Increases

2. THIN FILM SOLAR PANELS AND SYSTEMS MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS

2.1 Thin Film Solar Market Driving Forces

2.2 Thin Film Solar Market Shares

2.2.1 First Solar US Department of Energy DOE Thin Film Solar $4.5 Billion Loan Guarantees

2.2.2 First Solar 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing

2.2.3 First Solar

2.2.4 First Solar Benchmarks In Thin Film Modules

2.2.5 First Solar Thin Film

2.2.6 Sharp Solar Thin Film Solar Modules

2.2.7 Q-Cells Q.SMART CIGS Solar Modules

2.2.8 Masdar PV Thin-Film Photovoltaics

2.2.9 Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.

2.3 Thin Film Solar Market Forecasts

2.3.1 Thin Film Solar Market Forecasts

2.3.2 Q-Cells

2.3.3 Grid Parity

2.3.4 Solar Grid Parity

2.3.5 Thin-Film Solar Markets

2.3.6 Thin Film Photovoltaics

2.3.7 Thin Film Photovoltaics

2.3.8 Higher efficiencies of CIGS modules

2.4 Solar Market Shares and Forecasts

2.4.1 Masdar Operates Through Five Integrated Units

2.4.2 Masdar PV Production Capacity at Ichtershausen

2.4.3 Masdar PV

2.4.4 Masdar PV and Beck Energy Open-Space Solar Park In Germany

2.4.5 Conergy Modules Installed

2.4.6 Solar Panel and Systems Markets Forecasts

2.4.7 Solar Panel Megawatts Shipped Market Shares

2.4.8 Government Incentives For Solar Energy

2.4.9 Impact of Oil Price on Solar Industry

2.4.10 Outlook for Solar Electricity

2.4.11 Solar Electricity Storage: Thin Film Batteries Complement The Hydrogen Manufacture

2.4.12 Solar Market Opportunity

2.5 Solar Industry Segment Demand

2.5.1 Solar Panel Commercial Forecasts

2.5.2 Germany and Spain Feed-in Tariffs for Photovoltaics in C/kWh

2.5.3 Solar Energy Cost-Of-Electricity Analysis

2.6 Solar Energy Marketplace And Secure Power For Buildings BIPV

2.7 Global Solar Resources

2.8 Solar Panel ROI

2.9 Solar Market Installed Capacity

2.9.1 PV Countries 2010

2.9.2 PV Installations by Technology

2.9.3 PV Installations by Application and Country

2.10 Solar industry Product Pricing

2.11 Solar Regional Market Segments

2.11.1 United States Solar Market

2.11.2 Germany, Italy, Spain, France, the United States, Canada, China, India, and Australia provide FiT, Rebates, Tax Incentives, And Other Incentives Subsidies

2.11.3 German Solar Market

2.11.4 UK Solar Market

2.11.5 France: Solar Market

2.11.6 Italy and Spain: Solar Market

2.11.7 Canada: Solar Market

2.11.8 Australia: Solar Market

2.11.9 China: Solar Market

2.11.10 China's Insatiable Demand For Energy

2.11.11 Environmental Concerns Continue To Mount

2.11.12 Chinese Concerns About Power Reliability And Energy Security

2.11.13 China's Energy Policies Are Focused On Fostering Energy And Environmental Conservation

2.11.14 India: Solar Market

2.11.15 Trina Solar Regional Revenue

2.11.16 First Solar Regional Participation

3. THIN FILM SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

3.1 First Solar Thin Film

3.1.1 First Solar Operations and Maintenance

3.1.2 First Solar Strong Industry Vendor Relationships

3.1.3 First Solar Module Collection and Recycling Program

3.1.4 First Solar PV Modules

3.1.5 First Solar Utility-Scale PV Systems

3.1.6 First Solar Utility Scale Engineering, Procurement, and Construction

3.2 Daystar Technologies Target Market: Grid-Tied Utilities

3.2.1 DayStar CIGS Module

3.2.2 DayStar CIGS on Glass, Solar Photovoltaics, and CIGS Electrical Energy

3.3 MiaSole Solar Thin Film Frameless Double Glass Module

3.3.1 MiaSole Solar Panels Targeted to Utilities And Independent Developers

3.4 Sharp Solar Thin Film, Wide Impact

3.5 Q-Cells Q.SMART CIGS Solar Modules

3.6 HelioVolt

3.6.1 HelioVolt Best In Class of Thin Film

3.6.2 HelioVolt Electrical Performance

3.6.3 HelioVolt Front View

3.6.4 HelioVolt Back View

3.6.5 HelioVolt Mechanical Specifications

3.6.6 HelioVolt Highest Performing Thin Film Products

3.6.7 HelioVolt Commercial roof tops

3.6.8 HelioVolt Ground mount

3.6.9 HelioVolt Residential rooftops

3.6.10 HelioVolt BIPV

3.6.11 HelioVolt Custom Panels

3.7 Masdar PV

3.7.1 Masdar PV Modules Amorphous Modules

3.7.2 Masdar PV Micromorph Modules

3.7.3 HelioVolt CIGs

3.7.4 HelioVolt CIGS Advantages:

3.7.5 HelioVolt Advanced CIGS Manufacturing Process

3.8 Ascent Solar Technologies, Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)

Modules Flexible And Lightweight Thin-Film PV Technology

3.9 Ascent Solar Electronic Integrated Photovoltaics (EIPV) Modules

3.9.1 Ascent Solar Defense Module & Applications

3.9.2 Ascent Solar Defense Operations Benefits

3.9.3 Ascent WaveSol™ Micro Solar Custom Solutions

3.9.4 Ascent WaveSol™ Micro Solar Electronic Product Benefits

3.10 Solyndra Technology / Products

3.10.1 Solyndra Systems Minimal Orientation Impact

3.10.2 Solyndra Cylindrical Modules

3.10.3 Solyndra 200 Series

3.10.4 Solyndra Agricultural Solar Products

4. THIN FILM SOLAR STRATEGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND INDUSTRY SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

4.1 Solar Reflectors

4.1.1 Semiconductors Absorb Light

4.1.2 How Solar Energy Works

4.2 CIGS

4.2.1 Photovoltaic Systems

4.2.2 Thin Film Solar Cells Amorphous Silicon

4.2.3 Thin Film Solar Cells Cadmium Telluride

4.2.4 Thin Film Solar Cells CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide)

4.2.5 Miasolé Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide Films Conversion Efficiency Confirmation From NREL

4.2.6 Thin-Film On Glass Substrate

4.2.7 Ascent Solar Putting CIGS On A Polymeric Or Plastic Substrate

4.3 First Solar Monolithic Integration On Glass

4.3.1 Substrate Discussion

4.3.2 First Solar Modules Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) Semiconductor Material

4.4 CIGS Photovoltaic Effect

4.4.1 Solar Thin Film Substrates

4.4.2 Gettering in Large-Grained Thin Polycrystalline Silicon Films on Glass Substrate

4.4.3 EPV Solar Contracts Deliver 300 Megawatts Of Thin-Film Panels Through 2012.

4.4.4 Photovoltaic Technologies: Single Crystal, Polycrystalline and Thin Film

4.4.5 Thin Film Panels

4.5 Shading

4.6 Third-Generation Thin-Film Solar Applications

4.7 Flexible Glass Solar Panels

4.8 Polysilicon Producers

4.8.1 Emerging Global Solar Polysilicon Producers

4.9 Inverter and Micro Inverter Markets

5. THIN FILM SOLAR TECHNOLOGY COMPANY PROFILES

5.1 A Power Energy

5.1.1 A Power Positioning

5.2 Akeena Solar

5.3 Applied Materials

5.3.1 Applied Materials Silicon Systems Group

5.3.2 Applied Materials Revenue

5.3.3 Applied Materials Fiscal Second Quarter Reportable Segment Results

5.3.4 Applied Materials Quarterly Financial Information

5.3.5 Applied Materials Acquisition of Varian Semiconductor

5.3.6 Applied Materials' HCT B5 Wire Saws Selected by GCL-Poly for Solar Manufacturing

5.4 Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.

5.4.1 Ascent Solar Technologies Technology

5.4.2 Ascent Solar Company Positioning

5.4.3 Ascent Solar Distributor Agreement with Sunload Mobile Solutions GmbH

5.5 ATS 5-16

5.5.1 ATS Innovation/R & D

5.6 Bosch

5.6.1 Bosch Group’s Solar Energy Division

5.6.2 Bosch Malaysia Marketing

5.7 Conergy AG

5.7.1 Conergy for Grimmway Enterprises, Grower Of Carrots Implements 230 Kilowatts Of Solar

5.7.2 Conergy Powerplus Solar Plant At Fujifilm In Hawaii

5.7.3 Conergy 1.7 million PowerPlus Modules Installed

5.7.4 Conergy 12.4 MW solar park in Thailand

5.7.5 Conergy Is Building The Second Solar Park

5.7.6 Conergy PowerPlus Premium 56,000 Modules On Over 56 Kilometers

5.8 Daystar Technologies

5.8.1 DayStar Commercialization Strategy

5.8.2 DayStar Manufacturing

5.8.3 DayStar Technologies First Quarter 2011 Revenue

5.9 Daqo New Energy

5.9.1 Daqo New Energy / JNE Solar Module Joint Venture in Canada

5.10 Dow Chemical

5.10.1 Dow Positioning

5.10.2 Dow Rethinking Energy

5.11 Dyesol

5.11.1 Dyesol Major Research Expansion in Japan

5.12 ET Solar

5.12.1 ET Solar Corporate Vision

5.12.2 ET Solar Modules Adopted in a UK Commercial Rooftop Project

5.12.3 ET Solar / Zep Compatible Modules for Rooftop PV Systems

5.12.4 ET Solar Grid Connection of a 2.9MW Power Plant in Germany

5.13 First Solar

5.13.1 First Solar Sales

5.13.2 First Solar 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing

5.13.3 First Solar PV Modules UK MCS Certification

5.13.4 First Solar & China Power International New Energy International Cooperation Framework Agreement

5.13.5 First Solar Push In The Cadmium Telluride Market

5.14 G24 Innovations

5.14.1 G24 Innovations (Dye Sensitized Solar Cell technology (DSSC) Strategic Development Agreement With Texas Instruments

5.14.2 G24I UK site first in world to make ‘Green from Green’

5.15 Gintech

5.16 Greenwing Energy

5.17 HelioSphera

5.17.1 HelioSphera Micromorph Technology

5.18 HelioVolt

5.18.1 HelioVolt and NREL Renew CRADA Continue Advanced CIGS Development

5.18.2 NREL-Confirms HelioVolt Monolithic Modules Lead Environmental Performance

5.19 Mubadala / Masdar

5.19.1 Masdar Operates Through Five Integrated Units

5.19.2 Masdar PV

5.19.3 Masdar Initiative

5.19.4 Masdar PV Production Capacity at Ichtershausen

5.19.5 Masdar PV and Raabvill Kft. Build Solar Parks With Full Size Modules

5.19.6 Masdar PV and Beck Energy Open-Space Solar Park In Germany

5.20 MEMC

5.20.1 MEMC Global Sales And Manufacturing

5.20.2 MEMC Strategic Positioning Driving Sustained Achievement

5.20.3 MEMC Wafer Manufacturing Process

5.20.4 MEMC Electronic Materials Revenue

5.20.5 MEMC Semiconductor Materials Segment

5.20.6 MEMC Solar Energy Segment -- SunEdison

5.20.7 MEMC / SunEdison

5.20.8 Selected MEMC Sun Edison Customers

5.20.9 MEMC Solar Energy ROI Advantages

5.21 Motech

5.21.1 Motech Revenue

5.22 Mitsubishi Electric

5.22.1 Mitsubishi Electric Group Energy and Electric Systems

5.22.2 Mitsubishi Electric Power Module for Electric Vehicles

5.22.3 Mitsubishi Electric Group Power Module Test Samples Specifications

5.23 MiaSole

5.23.1 Intel / MiaSolé

5.23.2 MiaSolé Thin Film Solar

5.23.3 MiaSolé Shingles

5.24 Oerlikon Solar

5.24.1 Oerlikon Solar's Market Segments

5.24.2 Oerlikon Solar Products & Technology

5.24.3 Oerlikon Solar Customers

5.24.4 Oerlikon Solar Competencies

5.24.5 Oerlikon Solar Market Segments

5.24.6 Oerlikon Solar Environmental Commitment

5.24.7 TÜV Rheinland certificate for Oerlikon Solar ThinFabTM Modules

5.24.8 Oerlikon Solar 120 MW-ThinFab™ Order

5.25 Petra Solar

5.25.1 Petra Solar Utility Pole Solar

5.25.2 Petra Solar Remote Monitoring And Control

5.25.3 Petra Solar Wins Smart Grid & Clean Tech Techamerica American Technology Awards

5.25.4 Petra Solar National Smart Solar Energy Plan at Jordan - U.S. Business Forum in Middle East

5.26 QCells

5.26.1 QCells Revenue

5.26.2 QCells Revenue

5.27 Scatec Solar

5.27.1 Scatec Solar Corporate Structure

5.27.2 Scatec Solar Offers One-Stop-Shopping

5.27.3 Scatec Solar Role in Scatec Group

5.27.4 Scatec Solar 4 MW Solar PV Plant in Puglia, Italy

5.27.5 Scatec Solar builds 6 MW Solar PV Plant In A Former Mine In Emilia

5.28 Schott

5.28.1 SCHOTT Solar Global presence

5.28.2 SCHOTT Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Business Division

5.28.3 SCHOTT Solar 2008 - Hospital Ward In Senegal

5.28.4 SCHOTT Light for Tanzania

5.28.5 SCHOTT Solar PV and Consolidated Solar Technologies Inaugurate Photovoltaic Solar Installation at Moriarty High School

5.28.6 SCHOTT Solar Black Frame Modules

5.28.7 SCHOTT Solar comes out on top in PV+ Test Conducted by Solarpraxis and TÜV Rheinland

5.29 SEC Solar Energy Centre

5.30 SENER

5.31 Sharp Solar

5.31.1 Sharp Solar Revenue

5.31.2 Sharp Corporation Regional Sales

5.31.3 Sharp Electronics Corporation

5.31.4 Sharp 3.1 gigawatts in 2007 to 4.3 gigawatts By 2010: Cumulative Solar Cell Production Volume

5.31.5 Sharp Solar Thin Film Solar Modules

5.31.6 Sharp Revenue

5.32 SMA Solar Technology AG

5.32.1 SMA Solar Technology Acquisition of dtw Sp.z o.o.

5.32.2 SMA Solar Technology AG Revenue

5.33 Solyndra

5.33.1 Solyndra: The Rooftop Solar Leader

5.33.2 Solyndra Installation Delhaize

5.33.3 Solyndra Solar Solution For Commercial Metal Roof Market

5.33.4 Solyndra Solar Panels Help Power Qwest Field Event Center

5.34 Telio Solar

List of Tables and Figures

Table ES-1

Thin Film Solar Market Key Driving Forces

Table ES-2

Forces Driving Investment in Thin Film Solar Energy

Figure ES-3

Thin Film Solar Panel and Systems Market Shares,

Dollars, 2010

Figure ES-4

Thin Film Solar Panels and Systems Market Forecasts,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Figure 1-1

Driving Forces for Climate Change

Table 1-2

International Energy Agency Forecasts for 2030

Table 1-3

Importance of Energy Management

Figure 1-4

Global Primary Energy Scenario

Table 1-5

Solar Fosters Energy Independence

Figure 1-6

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

Figure 1-7

Flisom Thin-Film Technology For Flexible CIGS Solar Cells

Figure 1-8

Solar Panel Azimuth Angle and Magnetic Declination

Figure 1-9

Nanocrystalline Silicon Layers

Figure 1-10

Average Solar Irradiance

Figure 1-11

Global Solar Resources for PV Photovoltaic and CSP Technologies

Figure 1-12

Regional Power Output Levels Per kw Of Generation

Using GE Solar Electric Power Systems

Figure 1-13

Map of Solar Electricity Potential In Europe

Figure 1-14

Sunshine Index, U.S.

Figure 1-15

US Average Daily Solar Energy Received By A

Latitude Tilt Photovoltaic Cell

Figure 1-16

Phases of Migration to Sustainable Solar Markets

Figure 1-17

Public Policy to Encourage Sustainable Economics

Table 1-18

Sustainable Solar Energy Market Aspects

Figure 1-19

Australian Government Solar Technology Testing

Table 1-20

Building And Construction Market Shifts Around Solar Energy

Table 1-21

Parts Of The Solar Cell Manufacturing Process

Table 2-1

Thin Film Solar Market Growth Key Factors Driving Demand

Table 2-2

Forces Driving Investment in Thin Film Solar Energy

Figure 2-3

Thin Film Solar Panel and Systems Market Shares, Dollars, 2010

Table 2-4

Thin Film Solar Energy Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010

Table 2-5

HelioVolt Solar Panel Thin Film Benefits

Figure 2-6

Thin Film Solar Panels and Systems Market Forecasts,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Table 2-7

Thin Film, Crystalline Silicon, and Concentrated Power Solar Market Segments,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Figure 2-8

First Solar Module Roadmap to Grid Parity

Figure 2-9

Solar Thin Film Installation

Figure 2-10

Thin Film Solar Panel Percentage of PV Module Production

Table 2-11

Thin Film Photovoltaic Product Attributes:

Table 2-12

Thin Film PV Technology

Table 2-13

Solar Crystalline Silicon, Thin Film, Concentrated Power Market Segments,

Percent, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Figure 2-14

Solar Industry Dollars to Megawatts Ratio, Worldwide,

Forecasts, 2010-2017

Figure 2-15

Solar Industry Dollars to Megawatts Ratio, Forecasts, 2010-2017

Figure 2-16

Solar Panel and Systems Market Shares, Dollars, 2010

Table 2-17

Solar Energy Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010

Figure 2-18

Solar Panel and Systems Markets Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Table 2-19

Solar Market Segments Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Figure 2-20

Solar Panel and Systems, Megawatts Shipped, Worldwide, 2010

Table 2-21

Solar Panel Megawatts Shipped Market Shares, Worldwide,

2009 and 2010

Table 2-22

Solar Market Segments MegaWatts and Dollars Comparison, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Table 2-23

Solar Energy Significant Growth Factors

Table 2-24

Solar Energy Growth Aspects

Table 2-25

Electrical Storage Mechanisms

Table 2-26

Solar Panel Megawatts Shipped Market Shares, Worldwide,

2009 and 2010

Figure 2-27

Solar Energy Shipments, Market Forecasts MegaWatts, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Table 2-28

Solar Market Segments MegaWatts, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Figure 2-29

Crystalline Silicon c-Si PV and Thin Film PV

Photovoltaic Technologies

Figure 2-30

c-Si PV Photovoltaic Technologies

Figure 2-31

Silicon Global Module Trend

Figure 2-32

Size of Commercial Rooftops in Square Feet and Solar

Rooftop Penetration Analysis

Table 2-33

Selected Solar Rooftop Installations

Figure 2-34

Commercial Solar Panel Units and Dollars, 2011-2016

Table 2-35

Solar Energy Storage Aspects

Figure 2-36

Solar Panel Commercial Photovoltaic Market Forecasts,

Worldwide, Dollars, 2010-2016

Table 2-37

Trackers Transform Commercial Rooftop Solar:

Table 2-38

Solar Rooftop Panels and Trackers

Table 2-39

Solar Energy Marketplace And Secure Power For Buildings

BIPV Market Factors

Figure 2-40

Global Solar Resources for PV Photovoltaic and CSP Technologies

Table 2-41

BP Solar ROI

Table 2-42

Glass Market Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010

Table 2-43

Glass Building and Automotive Market Segments,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2010

Table 2-44

Vertically Integrated Manufacturing Capabilities

Table 2-45

Solar Panel and Systems Regional Market Segments, 2010

Table 2-46

Solar Panel and Systems Regional Market Segments, 2010

Table 2-47

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

Figure 3-1

First Solar Operations and Maintenance O&M Advanced Features And Infrastructures

Table 3-2

DayStar CIGS on Glass

Figure 3-3

MiaSole Frameless Double Glass Module

Table 3-4

MiaSole Thin Film Solar Key Features

Table 3-5

MiaSole Thin Film Solar Electrical and Thermal Performance

Table 3-6

MiaSole Thin Film Solar Physical and Mechanical Specifications

Table 3-7

MiaSole Thin Film Solar Panel Size Specifications

Figure 3-8

MiaSole Technology

Figure 3-9

Q-Cells Q.SMART 75-95

Table 3-10

Q-Cells Q.SMART 75-95 Product Benefits

Table 3-11

Q-Cells Q.SMART 75-95 Target Markets

Figure 3-12

HelioVolt Solar Panels

Table 3-13

HelioVolt Modules Next Generation Thin Film Solar Technology:

Figure 3-14

Masdar PV modules

Figure 3-15

Masdar PV Thin-film Modules

Table 3-16

Masdar PV Modules Quality and Performance Aspects

Table 3-17

Masdar PV Micromorph Thin-Film Solar Modules

Quality and Performance

Table 3-18

Masdar PV Micromorph Thin-Film Solar

Modules Production Lines

Table 3-19

HelioVolt Thin-Film Copper Indium Gallium

Selenide ("CIGS") Module Advantages

Table 3-20

HelioVolt Solar Panel Thin Film Benefits

Figure 3-21

Ascent Solar Technologies Building Integrated

Photovoltaics (BIPV) Modules

Table 3-22

Ascent Solar's WaveSol™ Light Building

Integrated Modules Functions

Table 3-23

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Light Modules

Building Integration Benefits:

Figure 3-24

Ascent Solar Electronic Integrated Photovoltaics (EIPV) Modules

Table 3-25

Ascent Solar's WaveSol™ Mobile Modules

Figure 3-26

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Mobile Module Features

Figure 3-27

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Mobile Module Target Markets

Table 3-28

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Mobile Product Benefits for

Electronic Integration

Figure 3-29

Ascent Solar Defense Module & Applications

Table 3-30

Ascent Solar Military Applications

Table 3-31

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Extreme Modules: At-A-Glance

Table 3-32

Ascent Solar's WaveSol™ Extreme Solar Modules

Figure 3-33

Ascent Solar Cell Phone

Table 3-34

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Micro Modules

Table 3-35

Ascent Solar Electronic Devices Ideal for Ascent

Solar WaveSol™ Custom Modules

Table 3-36

Ascent WaveSol™ Micro Solar Electronic Product Benefits

Figure 3-37

Solyndra Systems Cylindrical Design

Figure 3-38

Solyndra Systems Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide

(CIGS) With A Hermetic Seal At The

End Of Each Module

Figure 3-39

Solyndra vs. Conventional Rooftop PV Systems

Figure 3-40

Solyndra vs. Conventional Rooftop PV Systems

Figure 3-41

Solyndra Systems Conventional Flat PV Panels

Figure 3-42

Solyndra Systems Independent Testing Labs

Figure 3-43

Solyndra Systems Leverages Benefits of a Solar Cylinder

Figure 3-44

Solyndra Cylinder Systems

Figure 3-45

Solyndra Systems Benefits In a Snowy Environment

Figure 3-46

Solyndra Systems Cylindrical Design Attracts

Less Dirt And Airborne Particles, And Moisture

Figure 3-47

Solyndra Systems Cell Type Cylindrical CIGS Features

Table 3-48

Solyndra Systems Benefits for Greenhouse Applications

Figure 4-1

Solar Reflector System

Figure 4-2

Thin Film Technologies

Figure 4-3

Photovoltaic Cell, Module, and Array Systems

Table 4-4

Types of PV Systems:

Figure 4-5

Cross Section of Typical CIGS Solar Cell

Figure 4-6

Photovoltaic PV Theoretical Limits

Table 4-7

Fist Solar Technology Advantages

Figure 4-8

First Solar Technology Pathways to Improved

Solar Conversion Efficiency

Figure 4-9

PV Module Technology & Manufacturing

Figure 4-10

First Solar Top Down Efficiency of CdTe Technology

Figure 4-11

Bottom Up Efficiency of CdTe

Figure 4-12

CdTe Capabilities vs. First Solar Requirements

Figure 4-13

First Solar Comparison of CdTe to Other Technologies

Figure 4-14

Tuson Arizona Electric Use of Solar Power

Figure 4-15

First Solar Improvements in Module Conversion Efficiencies

Table 4-16

First Solar Roadmap

Figure 4-17

First Solar Module CdTe Efficiency Gains vs.

Crystalline Silicon >3x

Figure 4-18

Thin Film Panels

Figure 4-19

Effect of Shading on Solar Panel Efficiency

Table 4-20

Polysilicon Producers

Figure 4-21

Polysilicon Feedstock to Module Competitive

Cost Structure

Table 5-1

Applied Materials Silicon Systems Group Global Positioning

Table 5-2

Applied Materials Company Facts

Table 5-3

Applied Materials Core Competencies To Achieve Leadership

Figure 5-4

Ascent Solar Technologies Panel

Figure 5-5

Ascent Solar Technologies Flexible Substrate

Table 5-6

Ascent Solar Company Positioning

Figure 5-7

ATS Automation Tooling Systems

Table 5-8

ATS Positioning

Figure 5-9

Bosch Solar Energy Target Markets

Figure 5-10

Bosch Solar Cell

Figure 5-11

Bosch Solar Cells: Production

Figure 5-12

DayStar CIGS Monolithic Manufacturing Process

Figure 5-13

Dow Policy Of Transparency And Accountability

Table 5-24

Dow Positioning

Table 5-14

Dye Solar Cells Benefits

Figure 5-15

First Solar Shipped Modules Energy Generating Capacity

Table 5-16

First Solar Achievements

Figure 5-17

G24I Flexible Solar Module

Table 5-18

G24i’s Dye Sensitized Thin Film: Features

Table 5-19

G24I Indoor Solar Power Target Markets

Table 5-20

G24I positioning

Table 5-21

G24I Technology Platform: Manufacturing Technologies

Figure 5-22

Masdar PV Thin-Film Modules

Table 5-23

Masdar PV Focused And Holistic Strategy Activities

Table 5-24

United Arab Emirates Technology Commitment to Masdar

Table 5-25

Masdar PV Technology Development Partners

Figure 5-26

MEMC business units: Semiconductor Materials, Solar Materials and

Solar Energy Served Market Size

Table 5-27

MEMC Leadership and Expertise

Figure 5-28

MEMC Global Sales And Manufacturing

Figure 5-29

MEMC Wafer Manufacturing Process

Table 5-30

MEMC Solar Energy ROI Advantages

Table 5-31

Motech Solar Cells Quality Advantages

Table 5-32

Motech Cell-To-Module Performance (CTM)

Figure 5-33

Motech Moonnocrystalline x-Cells

Figure 5-34

Mitsubishi Electric Power Module for Electric Vehicles

Table 5-35

Mitsubishi Electric Group J-Series Features

Table 5-36

Mitsubishi Electric Group Automotive-grade quality and functionality

Table 5-37

Mitsubishi Electric Group J-Series T-PM

Table 5-38

Mitsubishi Electric Group Power Module Test Samples Specifications

Table 5-39

Oerlikon Solar Positioning

Table 5-40

Oerlikon Solar's ThinFabTM Advantages:

Figure 5-41

Petra Solar Utility Pole Solar

Figure 5-42

QCells

Figure 5-43

QCells 2010 Targets and Achievements

Figure 5-44

Scatec Solar Corporate Structure

Table 5-45

SCHOTT Solar Products Photovoltaic Modules Advantages

Figure 5-46

Sharp Solar Power Plants

Figure 5-47

Sharp Solar Auto

Table 5-48

Sharp Solar Panel Advantages

Figure 5-49

Solyndra Rooftop Systems

Figure 5-50

Solyndra Rooftop Solar Systems

Figure 5-51

Solyndra Rooftop Mounting Solar

Figure 5-52

Solyndra Rooftop Solar

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